Person Mallet; Robert (1810 - 1881) Mallet Robert 1810 - 1881 Male Dublin, Ireland 03 June 1810 Enmore, The Grove, Clapham Road, Surrey 05 November 1881

Dublin (1854)

Civil engineer; Mechanist Technology Seismology Education: BA Career: Entered family iron founding business aged 21; patented the 'buckled plate' (1852); Awarded Cunningham Medal of the Royal Irish Academy (1862); honorary MAI (Master of Engineering), University of Dublin (1862); honorary LLD, University of Dublin (1864); President, Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland (1866); President, Geological Society of Dublin (1846); with his son John William Mallet, FRS compiled an earthquake catalogue amd seismic map of the world (1850-1858); was the first to determine an earthquake's epicentre (Naples, 1858); Memberships: MRIA Married 1. (1831) Cordelia Watson 2. (1861) Mary Daniel; father of John William Mallet (FRS 1877) Fellow 01/06/1854 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Irish Innovators Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1881-1882 vol 33 pp xix-xx signed by S H References: G Ferrari and A McConnell, 'Robert Mallet and the 'Great Neapolitan earthquake' of 1857 in NR 2005 vol 59 pp 45-64 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 3 Jun 1810 - 5 Nov 1881 NA3801 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/45098210 01454b21-eb6b-478d-bb74-d0b60e113d6c